This statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted in March 2019 in Japan asking female employees about the actions they take to close the gap between them and their female juniors at work. During the surveyed period, over ** percent of respondents named improving their work performance as their main effort to catch up on their their juniors. In contrast, only *** percent stated to do nothing in particular to close the gap.
Original question: "When you feel a gap between yourself and newer female employees who were assigned to your department, in what way do you make efforts to bridge it?"
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PR Times. (April 11, 2019). Leading measures female employees take to bridge the gap between them and their female juniors at work in Japan as of March 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011536/japan-measure-female-colleagues-bridging-generation-gap/
PR Times. "Leading measures female employees take to bridge the gap between them and their female juniors at work in Japan as of March 2019." Chart. April 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011536/japan-measure-female-colleagues-bridging-generation-gap/
PR Times. (2019). Leading measures female employees take to bridge the gap between them and their female juniors at work in Japan as of March 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011536/japan-measure-female-colleagues-bridging-generation-gap/
PR Times. "Leading Measures Female Employees Take to Bridge The Gap between Them and Their Female Juniors at Work in Japan as of March 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011536/japan-measure-female-colleagues-bridging-generation-gap/
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